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Defending champions Manchester City have been drawn against Juventus, Wydad and Al Ain in the group stages of the FIFA Club World Cup of 2025. Pep Guardiola’s City, who beat Brazilian side Fluminense to win the tournament for the first time in 2023, begin their title defence against Morocco’s Wydad. …

Nigeria international, Ademola Lookman, has been shortlisted for the 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year award. This was announced on the official website of the Confederation of African Football on Thursday. Lookman, who plays for Atalanta, is the only Nigerian among the five nominees for this prestigious award. The …

The coaching crew of German side, Bayer Leverkusen, led bg manager Xabi Alonso is hoping that injured Nigerian forward Victor Boniface would return to action soon. Alonso, who made this known during a media chat, said he remains optimistic of having Boniface play again before the end of the year. …

Super Eagles and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman has reacted to his nomination for the Ballon d’Or – an award given to the Best Player in the world. Lookman is one of the 30 players in the running for the award after a season-high performance for club and country. The winger …

The Libyan Football Federation has denied involvement in the poor treatment meted out to Super Eagles players and officials between Sunday evening and Monday morning. The Nigerian contigent were stranded for several hours at the airport following their arrival in the country ahead of their matchday four fixture of the …

France and Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann has announced his retirement from international football. The 33-year-old made 137 appearances for his country, scoring 44 goals, and helped them win the 2018 World Cup. Ripples Nigeria recalls that Griezman converted a penalty in the final of that World Cup as France …

Tottenham Hotspur got their Europa League campaign off to a perfect start as they secured a 3-0 victory over Qarabag on Thursday night. Spurs finished the game with 10 men and actually played most part of the game short of one player after Radu Drăgușin was shown a red card …

Cole Palmer scored four goals to help Chelsea secure a 4-2 victory over Brighton at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Premier League clash saw Palmer score in the 21st, 31st and 41st minutes as well as converting a 28th-minute penalty. Brighton had opened the scoring in the 7th minute through …

Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday suffered another early setback in their Bundesliga title defence as they let slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with struggling Holstein Kiel. Xabi Alonso’s side now have 11 points from six matches, giving Bayern Munich the chance to extend their advantage at the top when …

Two Nigerian pugilists, Sikiru “Omo Iya Eleja” Shogbesan and Mary Aina Abbey, are poised to represent the country in separate fights overseas on October 19. Shogbesan (17-3-1, 9 KOs) will make his international debut against Belgium’s Francesco Patera (29-5-0, 11 KOs) in a lightweight clash at Hall Omnisport De La …